Cars scramble to exit the I-15 freeway to flee the flames of the Cedar fire crosses as it approaches the Marine Corps Air Station at Miramar, California on October 26, 2003. Cooler weather on Wednesday could help exhausted firefighters battling blazes that have raged across southern California and into Mexico, devouring swathes of land and homes and killing at least 18 people. The firefighters hoped to take advantage of a drop in temperatures to try to save mountain communities from being destroyed by the surrounding flames. (USMC/Reuters)
